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97885 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 97885 covers Wallowa, Oregon, with a population of about 1,222 and a median household income of $77,708.

Population
1,2224 per square mile
Median age
48.49.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$77,708about the Oregon median
Poverty rate
10.1%2.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$335,113up 23.4% in five years
Median rent
$83942% below the Oregon median
Degree or higher
22.4%12.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
84%19 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
41

Where 97885 is

Wallowa, Oregon — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,222
Median age48.4
Family households65.9%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.3%
White (non-Hispanic)84.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Veterans11.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$77,708
Income per person$32,292
Poverty rate10.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k16.0%
$50–60k3.4%
$60–75k8.8%
$75–100k24.0%
$100–125k18.8%
$125–150k3.0%
$150–200k4.0%
$200k or more0.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed640
Mean adjusted gross income$57,439
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$359,000
Median gross rent$839
Owner-occupied84%
Vacant homes22.4%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house80.2%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units2.3%
5 to 19 units2%
Mobile home12.8%
Boat, RV or van0.9%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$335,113as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 108.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$335,113$133,289

$141,934 in 2010 to $335,113 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%
High school diploma or higher98.7%
Works from home28.4%
Drives to work alone56.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.8% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.9% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.3% 11.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.3% 3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33% 2.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.2% 3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours32% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments41
People employed187
Annual payroll$9,139,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 85.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss82.4 out of 100
Community resilience54.3 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Wildfire98Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche80.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm78Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought73.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind34.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave28.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Oregon and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPOregonUnited States
Median household income$77,708$80,426$78,538
Income per person$32,292$44,063$43,289
Poverty rate10.1%11.9%12.4%
Median home value$359,000$454,200$303,400
Median gross rent$839$1,450$1,348
Homeownership84%63.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%36.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.4%5.2%
Works from home28.4%17%13.5%
Born outside the US0%9.7%13.9%
Median age48.440.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationWALLOWA, OR US0.3 km away
Rain in a year18 in
Snow in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January35.9°F / 20.1°F1.75 in rain, 12.4 in snow
February43°F / 22.2°F1.61 in rain, 10.4 in snow
March52.4°F / 27.3°F1.59 in rain, 3.2 in snow
April59.9°F / 31.6°F1.64 in rain, 1 in snow
May69.3°F / 38°F2.16 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June76.5°F / 43.3°F1.59 in rain
July87.7°F / 46.7°F0.51 in rain
August87.7°F / 45.2°F0.78 in rain
September78.9°F / 38.4°F0.74 in rain
October62.8°F / 31.1°F1.52 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November45.8°F / 25.1°F1.95 in rain, 5.8 in snow
December35.7°F / 19.3°F2.14 in rain, 14.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket82% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Wallowa School District 1296.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Enterprise School District 213.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

97857 Lostine, OR11.6 km away
97828 Enterprise, OR24.4 km away
97827 Elgin, OR29.3 km away
97841 Imbler, OR34.9 km away
97846 Joseph, OR35.3 km away
97824 Cove, OR35.5 km away
97876 Summerville, OR38.9 km away
97883 Union, OR48 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Wallowa County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area316.47 sq mi
Population density4 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.5717, -117.5357

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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